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Teens who received free contraception and were educated about the benefits and disadvantages of various birth control methods in the Contraceptive CHOICE Project in St. Louis were dramatically less likely to get pregnant, give birth, or obtain an abortion compared with other sexually active teens, data suggests in a just-released study.
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Near the end of September 2014, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published its policy statement on contraception for adolescents.
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The Duke Clinical Research Institute is working with nine centers across the United States in a five-year project to evaluate the effectiveness of different treatment strategies for women with uterine fibroids.
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According to results of a national survey, physicians recommend human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to less than 15% of their male patients ages 9-26. Pediatric specialists and doctors who support new vaccines were more likely to recommend the vaccine, data indicate.
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A new national report indicates many at-risk teens are missing needed reproductive health services.
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Nearly 50% of bariatric surgery patients are reproductive-age women. Obstetric and gynecology as well as surgery professional guidelines recommend a delay of pregnancy one to two years post-surgery.
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Concerns about asymptomatic sexually transmitted infections in women at high risk for disease might deter clinicians from same-day placement of intrauterine devices (IUDs). However, results from two studies presented at a national meeting indicate such delays are unnecessary.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Office of Population Affairs of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have issued new guidance to improve family planning services.
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Results of a new genetic analysis indicate that 69% of healthy American adults are infected with one or more of 109 strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV).